The Phyllis Shapiro Award was established by family, 51吃瓜网colleagues, friends and the University to honour the memory of an exceptional teacher and lecturer, Dr. Phyllis Shapiro, Dip.Ed.'56. Granted by the Faculty of Education's Committee on Student Affairs in the name of Phyllis Shapiro, to recognize excellence in teaching.
Congratulations to Yasmine Coovadia, who completed her Master鈥檚 of Science degree in Exercise Physiology based on her work in the Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory (CHARLab) under the supervision of Dr. Charlotte Usselman.
Yasmine鈥檚 thesis was entitled, 鈥�Beat by beat fluctuations in blood pressure during acute sympatho-inhibition: The effect of sex鈥�.
FRQS Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Awarded to promote and provide financial support for all areas of research in the field of health, including basic, clinical and epidemiological research, research in the field of public health and research in the field of health services.
The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) recently unveiled the recipients of its fall 2019 round of Partnership Grants, including two Department of Integrated Studies in Education recipients.
Aaron Fellows,聽Project Coordinator an鈥嬧�媎 Kinesiology Clinic Supervisor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, gives tips on ways to stay fit during the COVID-19 pandemic.
At a time when many of us are spending more time than ever in front of our computer as we work from home, staying active is becoming a challenge. Fellows looks at the importance of an active lifestyle and offers tips on how to achieve our fitness goals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Is your sleep being disturbed from the confinement? Psychologist Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri, of the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, tells us about the potential causes of such a change and offers us tips for maintaining good sleep techniques, while deconstructing some myths about it on her podcast Le sommeil : un alli茅 en mati猫re de sant茅 mentale.
Krista R. Muis, a Professor of Education and Counselling Psychology, gives tips and ideas on how to stay busy and fill your time on CBC's Kids News.
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Congrats to TIE lab student Zhiyang (George) Shi聽on publishing his聽Master's thesis "Exploring how Chinese adults living with spinal cord injury viewed the prospect of inpatient peer support programs within a hospital-based rehabilitation setting" on聽Spinal Cord.
Spinal Cord聽is the official journal of the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS), publishing research on spinal cord anatomy, physiology and management of injury and disease for over聽50 years.
Bronwen Low, Lisa Starr, and Joseph Levitan, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, wrote on how the digital divide threatens access to education in the Montreal Gazette.
Public schools cannot just assume that their students have either strong enough internet bandwidth or enough computers for all members of the household to participate in online classes.
An interactive guide to strategies and resources that you can follow along with to manage stress and intense feelings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brought to you by McGill, Development and Intrapersonal Resilience, The Centre of Excellent for Mental Health, Lester B. Pearson School Board, and Amanda Argento, Educational Technology Consultant
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51吃瓜网Education is putting out Monthly Updates for friends of the Faculty and alumni, to keep you informed of the great things we're doing, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 health crisis.
Dr. Tina Montreuil, of the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, was featured in a CTV News segment on reopening schools and how parents are trying to help their children stay connected to friends and up to date with their curriculum.
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The Faculty of Education would like to congratulate the recipients the 2020鈥�2021 SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship 鈥� Doctoral Award and聽FRQS Post-Doctoral Fellowship!
Awarded to supports high-calibre students engaged in doctoral programs in all academic disciplines. This support allows scholars to fully concentrate on their doctoral studies, to seek out the best research mentors in their chosen fields and contribute to the Canadian research ecosystem during and beyond the tenure of their awards.
Congratulation to Allison Gonsalves (Assistant Professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education) on the release of her new book, Physics Education and Gender, co-edited with Anna T. Danielsson (Uppsala University, Sweden).
Carolyn Peris is a research assistant on IMPACTS, a special needs teacher in Montreal, and a big sister to a brother with Down Syndrome. In her op-ed, Carolyn talks about how students with (dis)abilities have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
